WebDAV in OpenERP

WebDAV in OpenERP

           WebDAV (Web-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning)  is an open, published standard that allows you to edit documents on a remote web server.
WebDAV supports the following features:

• Editing: Create, update, and delete files.
• Properties: Store metadata such as titles, author names, and publication dates. You can set, delete, and retrieve these metadata.
• Collections: Group resources into collections that are organized like a file system, similar to a directory or desktop folder.
• Locking: Use locks to prevent others from editing the same content you're working on in WebDAV. The duration of the locks is independent of any individual network connection.

  Configure WebDAV in OpenERP

                WebDAV in OpenERP can  be used for navigating documents ie, openobject attachments 
          as mentioned above.Follow these procedures to install webdav on OpenERP-6

            1. ssh to openerp server and install following packages
                          easy_install pywebdav

            2. edit the configuration file and add the following

                          [webdav]
                          enable = True
                          vdir = webdav

            3. install the module "document_webdav" in openerp

            4. restart openerp server

           5. login to openerp and go to "Knowledge->Configuration->Document management->
               DAV properties for folders"

           6. create a new record with following contents and save it.
                  Namespace: DAV
                  Name: Documents
                  Directory: Documents
                 Substitute: yes
                 Value: ('href','DAV:','/%s/%s/Documents/%s' % ('webdav',dbname, username ) )

         7. Now you can access the folder "Documents" by mounting the webdav folder
             using url   "http://DOMAIN.TLD:XMPRPC-PORT/webdav/DBNAME/Documents"

         8. To map all folders for partners go to "Knowledge->Configuration->Document management->Directories"
             and create and save a new record with the following
                Name: All_Partners
                Parent Directory:  Documents
                Type: Folders per resource
                Resource: Partner
                Domain: [ ]
                Find all resources: yes

         9. Now you can access all documents associated with partners in the folder "All_Partners"
             in the mounted webdav.